Shannon Starks @shianomom.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Anyone need more evidence? www.youtube.com/shorts/AhnP0...youtube.comMajor Kushner conflict of interestYouTube video by Lawyer Oyer 000 0
Shannon Starks @shianomom.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Yoohoo, Texas! www.youtube.com/shorts/xEmpy...youtube.comKen Paxton parties with fugitivesYouTube video by Lawyer Oyer 000 0
Shannon Starks @shianomom.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Arizona voters take note: A critical local election in the sunniest state ✅ with Clara Pratte www.podbean.com/ei/dir-gkvzb...podbean.comPodbean App 000 0
Shannon Starks @shianomom.bsky.social · 13/10/2026The U.S. government is checking visitors' ideology at the door. Could we maybe have a Remember Decency rally? www.youtube.com/shorts/dkxdA...youtube.comUS Demands Your Social Media Before You Enter / Note to my future self.YouTube video by Brad Rourke 000 0
Reposted by Shannon StarksMarie 🇨🇦 @pawbaby2.bsky.social · 12/10/2026ICE was chasing someone else. Instead, an ICE SUV struck a 48-year-old man in Houston, breaking both his legs. He’s lived in America for over 30 years. How many more people have to end up dead or hospitalized before there’s real accountability? #USDemocracy abc13.com/post/man-run...abc13.comMan run over by ICE-driven SUV during pursuit recovering with both legs broken, family saysA man who was run over by an SUV driven by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents during a pursuit in west Harris County is recovering after suffering broken bones in both legs, his family sa... 21372253 0
Reposted by Shannon StarksMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 12/10/2026Federal ICE agents raided Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Washington-area home before dawn this morning. The Trump DOJ confirms agents executed a search warrant as part of a criminal investigation reportedly involving immigration paperwork completed by Omar’s late father when she was a CHILD. 1/migrantinsider.comICE Raids Ilhan Omar’s HomeHomeland Security Investigations searched the Minnesota Democrat’s Washington-area home under a sealed warrant tied to forms her late father filled out when she was a child. No charge has been filed. 70245251789 0
Shannon Starks @shianomom.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Wondering . . . what good is a Supreme Court that can't or won't rein in a corrupt president? I'm ready for court reform. You? www.brennancenter.org/our-work/pol...brennancenter.orgSix Solutions to Fix the Supreme CourtCongress must return the Court to its proper place in the U.S. constitutional system. 010 0
Reposted by Shannon StarksMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 12/10/2026If you are shocked this am that Trump’s government executed a search warrant against a Democratic Member of Congress and ignored a judge’s order then you haven’t been paying attention. Stop saying this isn’t how it works in the US. It is exactly how it works under Trump. 13954162083 1
Shannon Starks @shianomom.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Let's vote OUT lawmakers who allow criminals to weaponize the DOJ! 000 0
Reposted by Shannon StarksMorgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Zelenskyy might be saving our democracy. The mad genius is bombing Russian data centers linked to FAKE NEWS bot farms. Without them, Putin’s midterm influence will accidentally fall from a 30th floor window. I 💙 Ukraine 🇺🇦 756258806103 0
Shannon Starks @shianomom.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Kudos to the Public Integrity Project! www.politico.com/news/2026/10...politico.comJudge orders immediate halt to taxpayer-funded pro-Trump adsA U.S. district judge ordered DHS to cancel ads set to run Sunday night — and barred the administration from resuming the campaign. 000 0
Reposted by Shannon StarksThe Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 09/10/2026"A survivor could do everything “right” — fight back, scream No, get DNA on them, tell an outcry witness of their assault, rush first thing to the hospital without showering for a rape kit, even somehow capture the assault on camera — and the public at large would still find a way to blame her."contrariannews.orgWe Are All Jane DoeFor young women, the alleged “Cornell Gang Rape” is not just a nightmare — it’s a danger that is always there. 13629175 0
Reposted by Shannon StarksRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Billionaire families have spent $1.7 BILLION on the 2026 midterms so far — a 5,200% increase since the 2010 midterms. Citizens United is among the worst decisions in history. It corrupts our system every day. Big Money is the root of our dysfunction. 30391884020 0
Shannon Starks @shianomom.bsky.social · 10/10/2026"Pretty soon a trend leaped off the page: Almost 200 women died after ectopic pregnancies between 2020 and 2025, nearly twice the number of deaths compared with the previous six-year period." link.propublica.net/view/6749bad... 000 0
Reposted by Shannon StarksGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Remarkable: As of now, Latino early vote is outpacing where it was at same time in 2024 in both percentages of vote share and in RAW VOTE TOTALS. That's big. Presidential turnout is usually higher than midterms. I obtained new analysis from Dem firm TargetSmart: newrepublic.com/article/2164... 431580390 0
Reposted by Shannon StarksRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Trump has denied disaster relief for Illinois following severe storms in August. Trump approved a request from Indiana for damage resulting from the same storms. One is a "blue state." The other is a "red state." No other president has politicized natural disasters the way that Trump has. 20859152729 0
Shannon Starks @shianomom.bsky.social · 09/10/2026www.vice.com/en/article/e...vice.comEverything We Know About the Free Adobe Clones Built With AI. Do They Actually Work?A developer used Claude to build free, open-source alternatives to Adobe’s creative apps. They’re ambitious, familiar, and buggy. 010 0
Shannon Starks @shianomom.bsky.social · 09/10/2026I can't find this anywhere in legacy media. What's up? futurepicker.com/en/artcraft-...futurepicker.comOne Developer Cloned All of Adobe With AI. What Does That Mean for Software?Brandon Thomas used Claude Opus 5.5 to build open source clones of seven Adobe apps in a weekend. The gap to parity is real, but the signal is bigger. 110 0
Reposted by Shannon StarksPat Bagley @bagleycartoons.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Musk is a menace to civilization 4347108 0
Reposted by Shannon StarksRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/10/2026In Trump's second term, Bezos has received... -Huge new tax cuts for himself and Amazon -Millions of dollars in new Blue Origin federal contracts -A slap-on-the wrist FTC settlement for Amazon -A gutted NLRB led by a union-busting lawyer No wonder he's been such a Trump sycophant. 9632861506 0
Reposted by Shannon StarksMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 09/10/2026I am angry tonight. Because tonight ICE shot a New Yorker. They shot a New Yorker while his five year old child was in the car. ICE makes this city less safe. We want them out. Now. 11585235513617 0
Shannon Starks @shianomom.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Peter ought to know. This is his specialty. "Peter Thiel, founder of the tech company Palantir that aggregates data used in federal mass surveillance and deportation programs, has gone as far to describe AI’s critics as “the Antichrist.” -Troy Farah of Salon 000 0
Shannon Starks @shianomom.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Iowa candidates list: sos.iowa.gov/sites/defaul...sos.iowa.gov 000 0
Reposted by Shannon StarksAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Tax billionaire wealth. I frankly don't care if a billionaire can make a second billion. I'd rather have the average person be able to make their first $100k. 256145443642 0
Shannon Starks @shianomom.bsky.social · 09/10/2026"No matter what we look like or where we come from, most of us believe voters should pick our leaders, but this regime is trying to keep our neighbors from voting based on their race, ability and what’s in their wallets." Get the messaging right! 000 0
Reposted by Shannon StarksThe Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 07/10/2026There’s a term for Trump’s bullying, often racist sneers and attacks, accompanied by indirect (always indirect) calls to violence: stochastic terrorism, defined as hostile rhetoric that raises the statistical risk of ideological violence. Here’s how it works:contrariannews.orgDon’t Dismiss Trump’s Los Angeles-San Diego Comment as a ‘Joke’No normal American would say those words. A president shouldn’t even think them. 1120865 0
Shannon Starks @shianomom.bsky.social · 08/10/2026This makes sense. Vote out rubber stamps for the corrupt regime and vote in people who make sense. 000 0
Shannon Starks @shianomom.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Please read this and take action! "From Teddy Roosevelt’s Progressive Era of the early 20th century to the present, anti-corruption messages have repeatedly proven to be one of the most potent forces in American politics, too." hartmannreport.com/p/democrats-...hartmannreport.comDemocrats Can Put the Entire Republican Party on Trial With One Word: CorruptionTrump’s profiteering is only the latest chapter in a decades-long transfer of American wealth and political power into the hands of billionaires… 000 0
Shannon Starks @shianomom.bsky.social · 08/10/2026www.ineteconomics.org/perspectives...ineteconomics.orgNVIDIA’s $150-Billion Protection Payoff: How much looting of the corporate treasury will Jensen Huang do to protect his job?NVIDIA’s $150 billion buyback plan raises the question of who benefits when corporate cash is spent propping up share prices. Behind the AI boom lies a system that rewards executives and investors whi... 000 0
Shannon Starks @shianomom.bsky.social · 08/10/2026"A trucker with an 18-wheeler now pays just under $1,000 to fill a 150-gallon tank, compared to about $500 a year ago." -Robert Kuttner at The American Prospect 000 0
Reposted by Shannon StarksRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I'm voting YES on Prop 40, the California billionaire tax. Here's why.youtube.comWhy I Support The California Billionaire TaxBillionaires are crying foul about California's proposed wealth tax.Don't fall for their fearmongering.A one-time, 5% ta 12035931416 0
Shannon Starks @shianomom.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Voting for Trump has consequences. Subsidizing billionaire corporations with taxpayer dollars has consequences. These things are all of a piece. 000 0
Shannon Starks @shianomom.bsky.social · 07/10/2026This is where we need to be looking for waste! 000 0
Reposted by Shannon StarksMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 06/10/2026🚨BREAKING: GOP lawyer Cleta Mitchell and convicted election denier Tina Peters are pushing a scheme to have Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick seize voting machines, as part of a broader effort for the Trump administration to interfere with the midterm vote. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comElection deniers Cleta Mitchell and Tina Peters want Trump’s commerce secretary to seize voting machinesThe problem? No federal official can seize control of election administration from the states and counties, who hold the power run elections under the U.S. Constitution. 57152653222 0
Reposted by Shannon StarksBill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 06/10/2026If we care about human nature, we’re going to need to figure out how to conserve it, in some of the same ways we’ve tried to do with nature nature. billmckibben.substack.com/p/a-human-en...billmckibben.substack.comA human environmentalismSlightly weird edition with some thoughts on the AI moment 26915 0
Reposted by Shannon StarksMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 06/10/2026For the first time, we’re partnering with labor unions to speed up and modernize hiring for city jobs. It should be easy, fast, and fair to find a good-paying job serving the city we call home — and after 100 years, we’re due for an update.nysfocus.comMamdani Enlists Unions in Push to Overhaul NYC HiringA new mayoral task force will study the dysfunctional 143-year-old civil service system and propose changes in Albany. 8258671404 0
Reposted by Shannon StarksProgress Iowa @progressiowa.bsky.social · 06/10/2026In four weeks, Iowans will decide what our future looks like! We don’t have to sit by and watch our grocery and gas prices skyrocket, our public schools suffer and rural clinics close. Take action & register to vote today! iowavoterproject.com/registeriowavoterproject.comRegister to Vote - Iowa Voter Project 165 0
Reposted by Shannon StarksMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 06/10/2026NEWS: New York City just recorded the fewest shootings, shooting victims, and murders in recorded history through the first nine months of the year. Major crime is down 6.6% citywide, the largest year-to-date drop in 17 years, with declines in all five boroughs. 1/ 462197254741 0
Reposted by Shannon StarksRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Remember: Wealth cannot be separated from power. We're seeing in real time how the extreme concentration of wealth is distorting our politics, rigging markets, and granting unprecedented power to a handful of people. Taxing the rich isn't just an economic issue, it's a defense of our democracy. 12352062282 0
Reposted by Shannon StarksBlog for Iowa @blogforiowa.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Lahn is a nut job. I hope Iowans can see it because the moderators and Sand are letting him go on and on. 3172 0
